UNICEF’s report shows how digital health tools—such as mobile apps, telemedicine and data systems—are helping deliver essential primary health care to women and children in fragile, conflict and ...

Primary care is crucial for improving health outcomes and lowering overall healthcare costs. According to a 2021 report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, “People in ...

Ethical principles are especially pertinent to the conduct of professionals in psychology and psychiatry. The hard work comes when principles are in conflict, and clinicians must consider what values, ...

You’re a complex individual with unique needs. When it comes to taking care of your health and wellness, you need a healthcare provider who can take care of you from head to toe. To stay safe and ...

Participants from the Best Practices Innovation Collaborative of the Institute of Medicine Roundtable on Value & Science-Driven Health Care have identified five core principles of effective team-based ...

"Given how expensive health care has become, policy makers need to … focus on keeping people healthy," writes one industry ...

Whereas all healthcare providers play a part in addressing chronic disease, primary care focuses mainly on preventing and managing these serious health issues. In the months leading up to the 2024 ...

Staying healthy is more than just going to the doctor when you’re sick. It’s about having a health care team that not only addresses your concerns and illnesses but also takes a proactive approach to ...

A new UW Medicine program helps train primary care providers like doctors and nurse practitioners to help with patients' ...

The Alma-Ata Declaration has long been regarded as a watershed in the health policy arena. The global goal of the World Health Organization, 'Health for All by the Year 2000' through primary health ...

There are many types of physicians and care providers at University of Utah Health, but the doctor that every patient should have is a primary care provider (PCP). A primary care provider could be: a ...

A primary care physician (PCP) is a medical doctor trained to prevent, diagnose, and treat a wide range of illnesses and injuries in the general population. They may refer you to specialists for ...